Ving Rhames net worth

Net Worth: $16 Million

About Ving Rhames

It has been stated that the overall amount of Ving Rhames net worth today is as much as 16 million dollars. Ving Rhames, whose real name is Irving Rameses Rhames, has earned his high net worth because of his career as an actor. He has been involved into acting career for more than three decades already and during this time he has appeared in many movies, which made him not only famous, but also richer as they added up a lot to the total sum of Ving Rhames net worth. Ving Rhames is probably mostly known because of his work in the production called “Pulp Fiction”. In addition, Ving Rhames has appeared in many other iconic films.

Ving Rhames was born in New York City in 1959. His father was working as an automobile mechanic, whereas his mother was a homemaker. His parents were living in South Carolina. Ving Rhames got his name after Irving R. Levine, who is a famous TV personality. Ving Rhames was raised in Harlem. Ving Rhames was studying at the New York’s High School of Performing Arts, where he learnt the basics in acting, too.

In 1984 Ving Rhames debuted as an actor when he appeared in the Broadway production called “The Boys of Winter”. In 1994, Ving Rhames began to appear in films, which have also added up a lot to the total sum of Ving Rhames net worth. At first, he appeared in a movie directed by Wes Craven called “The People Under the Stairs”. He became mostly known when he appeared in “Pulp Fiction”, where he got the role of Marsellus Wallace”. Ving Rhames also appeared in some movies, which became huge successes, such as “Mission Impossible”, where he appeared next to Tom Cruise. In 1997, he got a starring role in “Con Air”. Thus, his roles in all of these productions have also increased the overall amount of Ving Rhames net worth.

In 1998 he was appearing in the TV series called “Don King: Only in America” and for his appearance in it Ving Rhames was awarded with the Golden Globe Award as the Best Actor. However, he did a very good deed as he gave this award to Jack Lemmon because he felt that this actor was worth more this award that he was. Other works in which he appeared include “Baby Boy”, “Dawn of the Dead” and “Day of the Dead”.